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The athletes in a decathlon only run about a mile and a half (including some runways in field events). It is not an event about long distance running (that would be a marathon), but about a combination of skills. Sprinting (100m), long and high jumping, throwing shot put, discus and javelin, long sprinting (400m), hurdling (110H), pole vault and finally they finish with a 1500 m. Above the skills it takes to do a decathlon, it is an extraordinary athlete to develop a body that can both run fast, jupm, throw weights and do the endurance of a 1500. Usually the 1500 is the event they train the least for and it shows. As the points are tallied over the first 9 events, many just slog through the 1500 trying to finish. Occasionally they have to run a competitive 1500 which either shows their true conditioning or reveals the lack of it.
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What title do you get if you run 104 miles in MW2?
Decathlon, it has the same background as hijacker
Is this how you spell decathlon?
The correct spelling is decathlon.
What is a 10 event athletics contest?
A decathlon :)
What is an antonym for the word decathlon?
The word decathlon does not have an antonym.
When did The Activision Decathlon happen?
The Activision Decathlon happened in 1983.
When was The Last Decathlon created?
The Last Decathlon was created in 1980.
When was Olympic Decathlon created?
Olympic Decathlon was created in 1980.
When did Olympic Decathlon happen?
Olympic Decathlon happened in 1981.
When did Intellectual Decathlon happen?
Intellectual Decathlon happened in 1984.
When was Intellectual Decathlon created?
Intellectual Decathlon was created in 1984.
When was Decathlon Group created?
Decathlon Group was created in 1976.
Who can do the decathlon?
anyone who is fit enough can train or take part in a decathlon
